Welcome to Nanstein castle an palace ruins

Besieged, destroyed, rebuilt, destroyed … The story Nanstein Castle tells is one of power struggles, defeats and the desire to keep on starting again. Built in the 12th century, it then developed into one of the Hohenstaufens’ largest fortress complexes and was one of the earliest castles in the Palatinate to be designed for combat with firearms. Franz von Sickingen, known as ‘the last knight’, died here in 1523, following a violent siege.

Use the audio guide to find out about the life and death of ‘the last knight’ in the ‘death chamber’ within the castle.